Source: valliantnews.com<\/p>\n
That\u2019s Dr. Michael Salzhauer, the sometimes controversial South Florida plastic surgeon also known as \u201cDr. Miami\u201d on social media.<\/p>\n
Salzhauer stars in a new reality series of the same name, \u201cDr. Miami,\u201d which follows him, his staff and the patients who see him for Brazilian butt-lifts, nose jobs, breast implants, tummy tucks and other procedures at his Bay Harbor Islands practice. The six-episode series, which was produced by Miami-based 2C Originals, will debut at 10 p.m. March 31 on the WE tv cable network.<\/p>\n
Network officials said Salzhauer seemed like a natural for his own show. The man who has called himself \u201cDr. Schnoz\u201d has been known in recent years for his social media following and his marketing strategies, which have drawn complaints from some groups such as the Anti-Defamation League of Florida.<\/p>\n
In 2008, he wrote a children\u2019s book, \u201cMy Beautiful Mommy,\u201d promoting plastic surgery. In 2012, he hired a rock band to make a video called, \u201cJewcan Sam (A Nose Job Love Song)\u201d, about a teenage boy who gets a nose job to attract a girl.<\/p>\n
For the past two years, he also has been broadcasting his surgeries on Snapchat, inviting viewers to see him in action.<\/p>\n
\u201cA surgeon using Snapchat and other social platforms to literally bring fans into the operating room represents a bold and fresh twist that connects old and new media,\u201d said We tv President Marc Juris in an email.<\/p>\n
For his Snapchat surgeries, Salzhauer dresses up in viking, pirate and other costumes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a goofy guy,\u2019\u2019 said Salzhauer from his office on a recent Thursday morning. \u201cI\u2019ve got this wacky personality that I was born with that people find entertaining.\u201d<\/p>\n
The WE tv show aims to capture that zaniness as he meets with patients.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe love this show because Dr. Salzhauer is a completely unique and authentic individual who is at the top of his profession and using social media in an innovative and powerful way,\u201d Juris added.<\/p>\n
Each episode follows two patients and their before-and-after progress.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope that [viewers] understand that plastic surgery is a normal part of everyday modern life. I hope the show educates and entertains people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Cameras also show his clients with their loved ones as they share their concerns about the procedures. In the first episode, a woman named Ashley gets pre-surgery jitters and wants to back out of having her \u201cmommy makeover,\u201d which includes breast implants and a tummy tuck. Her best friend encourages her to be a new version of herself.<\/p>\n
Although there will be some TV personalities on his show, including cast members from WE tv\u2019s \u201cMy Life Is A Telenovela\u201d and the Oxygen network\u2019s \u201cBad Girls Club,\u201d Salzhauer said most of his patients are everyday folks looking to better themselves. On the show, he calls them \u201cbeauty warriors.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt takes a lot of courage to go to a plastic surgeon in the first place, to admit you are not comfortable in your own body,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cIt is like going into battle. It involves risks, bruising, swelling and a healing period. I am proud of my beauty warriors.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am a beauty warrior,\u201d said the father of five, who has had a nose job and a chin implant.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[1737,2391,1985,234,2392,2393,2394,340],"class_list":["post-2828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cosmetic-plastic-surgery","tag-controversial","tag-follows","tag-miami","tag-plastic","tag-reality","tag-series","tag-sometimes","tag-surgeon"],"yoast_head":"\n